e dead can guarantee peace of mind.”
Chapter 52 Divorce but an Option Right Now
Marthest halbarchy pested after wrapping up a back–to–back surgery when he stay informed to prepare for another one. This time, the patient had suffered severe the wounds, with finch
Aahe meridiand his banch, be suddenly understood Chchiopher’s rippikermark at the bar when he said something along the looval it songaingos mart getting bad for him.
Since that nigh, one citypital habemeiving mutiple patients with horrifying injuries, all requiring entries. Each case wasmere brutal man the last
While frowning deeply, Matthese began to wonder if all these injufveere her com
Adeline woke up, it was already late in the morning. He been hadadslided, but her entire body deck work, anchong all the strengths had been drained from her.
as thar sat up in bed, she realized the sun seeming alieshart of ckun clatten, just then, Christopher walked in while towel nyanghiidamp hair. He was hecly dressed in a white bathrobe.
“You” he asked, looking down at her with a slight undde anila glut in his handomers.
Adeline and, “Did you change my clothes?
Chistopher caso ly caffed his hair with the towel, “Who che? You clung to me all night and wouldn’t let pakinggh one set of clothes after another. I spent the whole night changing your darbes”
Adeline dincolo “cling to you and woolkit let pe
He stepped clo, koning doen inwandher. “robegged me not to leave you. Yould you sete mrazy about nie and demanded that (stay by your side and never look at another woman-
“i don’t want to hose id Adeline cut him off, het rasturning cim. She reachedout and shipped a handow himath. “I don’t believe you, buruld you please stop talking?” Chebropher chuckled salty. The coness of his lips convingisalatimile against her palni
The
scent of his shifted her nose, and that was when she noticed just how lolind bin bathrobes was. When be leased closes, his time, tacche come install view. If he prayorates, she deatch a glimpse of his well–defined abs
Christopher smirked mischievnesly, testing a large hand on the back of her head “Can’t see much? Want me shoved in?
Agled him. “Trip your headott and hang it from your belt.”
Chepherdded with a shame on “Win, that height would match yours perlenly”
Adeline was dumbfounded. She should’ve just let the fever take her. Either way, she going in die of theer frustration at chinats
“Alright up and ear, then take you medicine. Don’t forgot
“Chright”
going to Lambert Estate today.”
Adeline finally numbered–ins Howard’s birthday banquet today. Her so had make her completely lose track of the calendar When she saw tophe eve his baths and head in the walk–in closet smile change, Adeline quickly got up to wash and dress Christopher emerged wearing a dick out, his wrist adopted with a watch, just as dideline wis mhing her face. “Entotal topup“he said
of something. Stay home and wait for me. I’ll come back
Perhaps it was the phone call from the previous night, but he thought sted der Being him out to leave, stdout intinctively, “Are you going to Farmer Residence!” Christopher mapped in his tracks and glanced sideways at her. “Something a better left undnames.”
detailing sensation in her chest and earned back to continue washing her face, But before she could react, Christopher spun her around and pressed his lips again hers in a soft Lingering kiss
Then,hilip bashed agales her firefined with equal tendement, it soi almost affectionate,
“Et,chen take your medicine–did you hear me?” he said.
His unexpected gentleness let Adeline momentarily dad, and the nodded decently wkhout thinking It wasn’t until Christopher let that she inapped back to her
Why was Christopher so unpredictable? One moment, he was cold and heartless, and the next, he was unbeatably pendles
Hermions were like a rollercounter–plunginginte despair one second, than flutnering with anticipation themes.
He clearly didn’t love her, yet he wouldn’t let her go, and his warment of her wain’s realy unkind. She sighed deeply, rapped some warm water in her harsh, and splashed it over her
Adeline went downstairs and are a lack before Rose came over Hose had heard Adeline was sick and had come to check on her
Adeline wasn’t one to whine, so the old Rous about the incident in Kalker Manor in a detached, matter–of–fact manner.
Bearly coploded after heating it. “That hold mother–and–daughter pair One day, I’ll teach them a lesson for you!
She had always know how much Alina had suffered growing up under Erma’s and Alicia’s bullying, the band sell for moving away with her parents back then, causing her to be
nable to the deline dating her most difficult years.
Arbeast none, daleline wanted to Christopher and didn’t have to endure their abuse anymore.
“yway, how we thing with Chitopher?” Rose asked
She jemembered how Adline had dank herself silly over Chilsopher, but she hadn’t had the chance to ask what had happened between thon
deleine don’t have many people she couldconfide in, she didn’t plan to hide it. Wer a pot ofence, the said, “Rowe, honestly, I want to divorce Christopher
“You want to divore?” Hour’seprowkband in shock Her mother had just beeninagging has to primandel, and rave, Adeline was talking about drocel
Adele beldang af jernwater inter funds, letting sat a long sigh. “My relationship with Chi htopher in He this cup of water – not cold, not hat, but destined to coul completely. I once
Barandahåndope, Toould make things work with him. Than the truth h. I’m just an ordinary prissi, I get greedy too.”
Dhe kruna latin laugh “Täbstan berhin, rem satcan’t help but with he’d like me and loer motos. The org, the more expect him to give in cenu”
bat tinal expertatim stav a utdelimal cell–toemen, grawing at her mind andheart. She continued, “He ahead has someone this bean,
he loves. I don’t want sa krep cinging
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“I know,” Rose epbed
You know
Nove reached out and poked Adeline’s forehead, “Of course, I know You’ve my Adeline, my darling. Do you think I wouldn’t notice? 11 you didn’t love him, would you have endured three years of swallowing vina prike to him?
The only sea
– was never the kid to be generous with bei ernotions, and she was certainly not someone who tolerated mistreatment..
sp with everything was because the loved him. But Christopher didn’t understand that.
ther hand and asked. “Bot if he has someone in his heart, why did he marry you!!!
She wanted to know the answer to that too.
grabbed Aderline’s hand and looked at her with utmost seriousness. “Adline, don’t act impulsively, You can’t divorce Christopher right now”
With wouble frustration, Rose explained. “Your stepmother, that vite woman, managed to throw out even your mother’s ashes. What else do you think she’s capable of? But no matter how
ous she is, even she has to tread carerally around the Lambert family. No matter how much trouble she stics, she can’t touch Christopher.
ser hand, are Christopher’s wife–Mrs. Lambert. Anyone who tries to step on you is asking for trouble. If you divorce Christopher now, without the protection of the Lambert ally on Christopher himself, that evil woman will make your life a living ball.”
